I ducked under the open door and found a series of stairs that led down again. There was a decent amount of space, enough for five of us to walk across.
　We continued on to the back, the green glow of the walls and floor gradually increasing, and the stairs ended and we came to a straight passage.
　It seems to be the same place as the usual labyrinth, but the atmosphere is a bit scarier than usual because the structure is still the same as the ruins and emits green light.

　Based on the last time, this time I decided to give everyone a walkie-talkie and an escape device before entering.
　With this, even if something happens, we can contact them and escape.

"...Okay. I'll take the lead this time, and Noll will take the first back.

Huh?　Oh, Okura-dono is the leader?　What's wrong with you!

　There seems to be a lot of traps and stuff in the ruins, and I'd prefer to be at the front of the line, as I have the highest state damage resistance and defense.
　If I leave the back to Noor, who has the highest status, there's no need to worry.
　That's what I suggested, but Noor was surprised to hear that I was the leader of the pack, putting his hand over his mouth.
　

'It's not that surprising, is it?'

'Who let me go ahead of you when you said you were leaving ahead of me...'

　You're bringing up the old days again........................It certainly happened.
　But now that we have better equipment and higher levels, it's shameful to keep relying on Nolu forever.
　I'm going to prove that I can do my job!

So let's make sure your brother keeps you safe.

　As I was getting enthusiastic like that, Esther hugged me from behind.

'Hey!　Get out of my arms!　Estelle should be as central to everyone as possible!

Uh--

　Estelle and Sisha have low defense, so I want to stay in the center of the party as much as possible to make it easier to protect them.
　So I slowly pulled Estelle, who was hugging me, away from me.
　Then she looks up at me with a sad expression, leaking a small voice and raising her eyebrows.

''Ugh ... if something happens, I'll protect you well, so don't look at me like that.

Oh my gosh I'm so glad you said that.

　Since my heart started to hurt somewhat when I saw it, I unintentionally said the words that Sisha wanted to be said before.
　Hearing that, Esther seemed to be in a good mood, smiling and laughing with a smile, as if the sad atmosphere from earlier was no longer a lie.
　The switch is ya!　You're not going to act it out, are you?　Did I set you up?

　As I was stunned by Estelle's quick switch, I saw Sisha with her hand over her mouth and a grin on her face.
　'You look like you're having a great time, dude.

'What, what?'

Uh-huh, it's nothing.

He simply thought I was the best defender, so he needed to protect me!　Don't worry about that, just make sure you get better if something happens to you!

That's not very straightforward, is it? We'll make a full recovery, so don't worry about it.

　He's probably remembering the time I said the same thing to Sisha before.
　I don't want him to prolong the conversation and say something unnecessary, so I cut off the conversation early and began to proceed.
　When I glanced behind me, my eyes met with Sisha and I could see her smirking again.
　Kuh.........I shouldn't say something embarrassing after all......

''Good grief. Have you guys always been like this?　It's almost as if you don't feel the tension.

　Luna, who had been listening to our conversation in silence, opened her mouth in a dumbfounded voice.
　It's true that we had entered a labyrinth, but we may have been a little too relaxed.

''I guess it's better than being too nervous.

All I'm saying is, just keep your head up. Look, there's a demon in front of you.

　Luna pointed to a passage that led straight to the back of the room and saw what looked like a gooey green liquid from the floor.
　And then it starts to rise, gradually changing shape, and finally into a shape that looks like a human hand.
　It's like an arm growing out of the floor it's terribly creepy to look at.

　It looks like a demon, let's check its status.

　------.
Species:Ligasmanus
　Level: 45
　HP: 8500
　MP:0
　Attack Power:20
　Defensive Power:10
　Agility:80
　Magic Resistance:60
　Unique Ability Assimilation
　Skills, bind them.
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　Hmm?　Weak, huh?　I'm curious about the idea of tying up skills though.
　He's not a threat because of his low HP, but is he a disturbing character?

　I moved closer to take it down for now.
　But before the Ligasmanus could get into my attack range, it turned into a liquid state again and disappeared into the back of the room with a giggle.
　Her agility is subtly high, so she's pretty fast.

'He escaped........ It's better than Mummy, but this might be a nasty demon.''

It could be dangerous if they suddenly come out of the ground or the wall and grab you.

　I haven't seen a demon run away from me since Frogman.
　It's good that he doesn't have to fight, but it's going to be tricky if he grabs you when you're fighting other demons or when you're trapped.
　In that sense, it might be one of the most disgusting demons I've ever encountered.

　After encountering Rigasmanus, we went down a straight passage for a while, and this time we came out to a place that was a little wider and had several room entrances.
　Hmm, it's a bit of a maze from here on out.......this is going to be a pain in the ass.

　I quickly entered the room I spotted and took a step forward....

"Whoa!　Oh, oh no....

　The moment I stepped into the room, something came towards me from above like a pendulum with a sudden sound like the wind breaking from both sides.
　It was fast enough that I wouldn't normally be able to avoid it, but thanks to Excalibur, my action speed had increased, so I managed to avoid it by going backwards.
　Immediately after I dodged, with a bang, the green square stone-like objects collided with each other and stopped as if they were blocking the entrance.

''It looks like there's a trap.''

The response was well done, Okura-dono.

"Thanks to Excalibur, I've been able to watch and then...

　Shh, I thought I was going to die.........I'm glad I'm the one who fell for it.
　I probably would have been fine with being crushed, but I wouldn't want to get hit if I could.
　As for the speed of action, I'm the fastest of the bunch, so in a way I was the right person for the job. Excalibur, which is good to have.

　Then I started exploring the other rooms, and experienced various traps, such as arrows and spears flying from around me the moment part of the floor sank, and a room where the ceiling was closing in on me if I took a gem stuck in the wall.
　

''Huh..... well, there aren't many demons, but aren't there a lot of traps?''

Maybe it's over here, for the lack of traps in the ruins above.

'This would certainly be a good time for Heihachi to go first.

　There were no traps at all before we entered the labyrinth, but this place is a bargain sale for traps.
　I've managed to prevent all of them, so I haven't been injured, but it's something that comes with the mentality.
　The only demons are the same mammy and Ligasmanus as above, so I'm much warmer about the battle.

　I've collected the jewels and other items since I think I'll need them, but I don't want to have to go through a scary experience like that.
　I can't wait to finish this labyrinth and go home to relax and have fun....

"Finally a big room, huh? ........What's that ball in the middle?

It's kind of like a guard, isn't it? You might want to be careful about entering this room, sir.

Oh, there's a treasure chest in the back!

　After exploring several rooms, I finally found a passage that leads to another area, so I proceed.
　The single pathway leads to the back of the room again, but there are rooms that you can get into in the middle.
　And one of the rooms is quite large, with a crystal-like ball fixed in the center on a pedestal, with a red circle scurrying through the crystal as if looking around the room. It was like a mono-eye.

　There was a depression at the back of the room, where a large, supposedly iron treasure chest was placed.
　It looks like that crystal is being monitored to prevent it from being taken. So, does that treasure box contain something important?

　The crystals seemed to be alive and kicking, so I checked to see if there was a status before I entered the room, just in case.
　But there was no response in the status app. So, is that not a demon, but just an object?

　There was no point in worrying about this, so we quickly stepped into this room.

''Hmm?　There's nothing--what?

　We were about halfway into the room when a red dot on the crystal in the center of the room glanced in our direction.
　In the next moment, the crystal began to glow green and a long, thin beam of light, like a laser, was shot out.

''Ouch!　Oh, shit!　Get back in the doorway now!　Let Esther and Sisha run first!

Yes, sir!

　When I caught the light with the lid of the pot, a tremendous shock ran through my arm and my arm was flung back at once.
　I managed to avoid letting go of the lid, but my hand is still chattering from the impact. It's a hell of a force.

　When I looked at the crystal again, it was beginning to accumulate light again, so I hurriedly yelled at Noll and the others to get back to the entrance.
　It's probably not a problem for Nol and Luna to eat, but in the case of Esther and Cis-Ha, it looks like they won't get away with it, so they take priority.

　I was able to barely block the attack thanks to my increased action speed, so I used it as a decoy to evacuate Noll and the others to the entrance.
　And just as I was about to turn around and run at once to escape too, I was hit by my ass!　Something popped with a popping sound.
　Intense pain ran through my buttocks and the force of the burst blasted me all the way to the entrance and I rolled to the entrance.

''Peeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!　My ass, my ass is split in two!　Recovery!　Recovery!

Oh, please calm down!　See, the pain will soon be gone.

　As I ask Sisha to recover while holding my buttocks in intense pain, a light gathers on my buttocks and I'm enveloped in a warm feeling.
　

'Huh........what was that laser-like attack?'

Your brother seems pretty powerful for taking damage.

The most important thing to remember is that the treasure chest in the back of the room is still very important, and you can't ignore it.

　Probably that was a magical attack decision, but it was quite painful even for me with the holy skeleton cloth.
　Even if Noll or Luna had eaten it, it would have been pretty bad.
　To be honest, the buttock blow just now was pretty painful, so I feel like giving up and running away.

　But if it's being protected to that extent, the contents of that treasure chest are undoubtedly valuable.
　There's no better way to do it.

''Shall me and Esther try attacking it and see if we can't destroy it?

'Yes. That's better than trying to force me to go.

　When I was troubled, Luna said we should destroy it.
　Estelle and Luna, who can attack from a distance, can safely attack from the entrance.

　Quickly, Esther took out her red grimoire and held her staff at the ready, while Luna lifted her spear and got into a throwing stance.
　Then Luna throws the spear towards the crystal with all her strength, and Estelle creates a fireball that is a little smaller than usual and starts shooting at the crystal in the same way.

　Immediately after Luna's spear hits it, Estelle's fireball also lands and the room shakes slightly with the explosion.
　The smoldering black smoke covers the place where the crystal used to be, and I don't know what happened to it.
　Oh no........isn't that too much?　He reacted subtly when I broke the treasure chest, but I don't think Luna and the others are any different.......

''Not a scratch...........................''

My attack didn't leave a scratch on you?

Is that part of the maze?

　When the smoke cleared, there was a crystal that was completely unharmed.
　Seeing that, Luna frowned and felt shocked, and Esther looks calm, as if she was right.
　 Come to think of it, you tried to destroy the wall in the labyrinth before.
　It didn't hurt me at all then... but does that mean that was the same?

　Hmmm ... if you can't break it, there's no way to do it. The continuous firing speed is quite high, so it's hard to break through head-on, and it's tough to run through.
　There's a way to avoid being seen by that Mono-Eye... yeah, there is.
　But is it really possible to do this?

'I need to try something, I'll go back and try again.

Are you all right, sir?　You mustn't be reckless, sir.

Don't worry. I'll be right back if you don't.

　I took the Invisible Cloak out of my bag to try it out immediately.
　If I can become invisible with this, I should be able to escape from that mono-eye's surveillance. If it wasn't body heat sensing or visual surveillance, it would be a disaster, but....
　Before I go, I'll put the beacon in place and be ready to return as soon as I reach the treasure chest.
　I don't want to go back and forth without knowing when they'll find out.

　I stepped back into the room to get the treasure chest.
　As I get closer to the spot where I was found out earlier, I get nervous that I'm going to get shot.
　When I reached the middle of the room and glanced at the crystal, the mono-eye was looking in a different direction, not seeming to notice me at all.
　Okay, it looks like he was judging it by sight. Now you can pull out the contents of the treasure chest without worrying.

　Since I was able to come straight to the treasure chest, I put my hand on the lid fearfully. I was worried that it was locked, but when I opened it upwards with all my strength, the lid opened.
　I carefully opened the lid so that the crystal wouldn't notice, and when it was open to a certain extent, I stuck my hand in and took out the contents.

　And immediately, I tried to use the beacon by operating my phone to get away from here, but...................The display said [cannot be used] and the beacon could not be used.
　So I can't use the beacon even if I put it on the same level........ Well, let's just walk back slowly.

"Hmmm........I was afraid I was going to get shot at any moment.

It was designed to attack if that red-eyed thing looked at you.

I've only used it for pranks, and now it's working for me for the first time.

　I managed to return home safely.
　I didn't expect to be able to use the beacon. It worked inside the ruins, but not inside the labyrinth.
　Should I say it's good that I found out early?

　Let's see if we can get a proper look at the contents of the treasure chest we took out.

''So what is that broken tablet-like thing?''

You know what?　I thought you had a key in it again, but here it is!

Hmm, by the looks of these jagged cracks, I'm guessing it's something you can collect and stick together?

　The contents of the treasure chest looked like a square, palm-sized tablet.
　It looks like it's jagged and roughly chipped on two sides, and like Luna said, it seems to be an object to be combined with other parts of the body.
　Don't tell me you have to look for more than one of these and the same thing?